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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Infinite Jest at the Met

Yesterday I went to the 'Infinite Jest' exhibition at the Met - a special collection of historical caricature and satirical drawings from the Renaissance to the present.Early days my own drawings were deeply influenced by 19th century satirical artists; Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, Grandville, Dore. I drew with a crowquille pen point and even took on a 'nome de plume' litterally - Gillott is an old brand of pen points. That's how madly immersed I was.

I was getting a Kale lesson when I noticed a petite galerie des Gillotts from my crosshatch period - mon dieu!Don't miss all the wit and fun at the Met's Infinite Jest expo on till March 4, 2012. Perhaps I'll get out my crowquill pens and play a bit.

Terrific post. I was planning on going to the city some time soon and thinking 'what to do'.. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I like your early days drawing. The hat and mushroom balloons are terrific! great stuff.

The sketch of the waiters running up and down the stairs is great! I'm always impressed by how fast they go when they're carrying loads of plates, especially because I take the stairs at a snail's pace.

I'm going to tell my son, who is the artist in the family, that he MUST go to this expo when he's in NYC for Thanksgiving. He'll love it!

I loving seeing and hearing about what inspires other artists and musicians. And sometimes it's the craziest things. Me? I get inspired by Johnny Cash when I'm stuck on composing or arranging something for the harp (Fulsom Prison Blues never fails to do it).

http://www.archive.org/details/fablesdelfontain00lfonrichWhen you get your Touch Thingy here is where you can download for free all zillion pages of La Fontain Fables illustrated by Granville to your iBooks library en Francais.Amy, I love to listen to music when painting & my favorite Johnny Cash is Burning Ring of Fire. ASU has bought his childhood home to restore as a museum. Last month they had a Johnny Cash Festival - just about the whole family performed his songs.

"So Gillott is not your real name?"Well I knew; but I ain't tellin'!Back in your crow-quill days is when I do believe I first had the pleasure o meeting you, Carol (?)So much fun having seen you...and your art, evolve.

Another coincidence, I also used to love drawing with a straight pen and ink, and think that lead me to learning the etching technique. (One of my favorite Christmas gifts from my dad was a staff pen, a little box of pen points, a bottle of India Ink and some paper.

Oh, Carol, DO get out your pens and have at it. Those are delightful! I've never seen those before--show us more, woman!! Fabulous. I'll bet that show is amazing. I'm a huge Levine fan, too. Have an excellent book of his work at home that I go back to over and over again. Didn't Rick Tulka study with him??